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caitcoy's review against another edition
4.0
In Family Tree, the fourth volume in the Harrow County series, the creepy stranger who made his way into town at the end of volume 3 starts to stir up a fair bit of mischief. To Emmy’s surprise, this stranger brings a bit of news: she isn’t alone in her power and the rest of her family has been called to Harrow County to bring her into the fold. While Emmy has longed for a family for as long as she can remember, this particular family may be a bit more than she bargained for and she soon finds herself with a choice between the Family and Harrow County.
While I’ve enjoyed the previous volumes of Harrow County, Family Tree is by far the strongest one in the series. It’s in this volume that we finally get to learn of the history behind Emmy’s power and where she fits in the Family. While they claim good intentions, each member of the Family is more than a little creepy and a lot dangerous. The different ways in which they use their powers were interesting and was as threatening as it was compelling. There’s something about Harrow County that really stirs my curiosity and I find myself puzzling over the pieces that haven’t fit together yet even long after I’m done reading a particular volume. That’s especially true of this volume and for the first time in awhile, I had one of those lightbulb moments where a reference that I didn’t catch while reading suddenly occurred to me hours later.
There’s just something about this series that haunts me even when I’m not reading it and I can’t stop wanting to know what’s next. There’s only two more volumes left until I’m caught up so here’s hoping it’s not a disappointment.
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ruminations_reverie's review against another edition
4.0
Now that's what I'm talking about. The plot has started to thicken, though the resolution to these problems still feel too simplistic. We got more background and lore and all around I liked this volume more. I am looking forward to learning more about the beast from the woods in the next issue
grey_jayne's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
These Harrow County volumes are consistently good.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
droar's review against another edition
4.0
The family comes for a visit. I love it when a story hits it's stride & we start to see the underpinning mythology.
geldauran's review against another edition
3.0
To be honest, this volume felt convoluted. We've lost some of the essential horror and thus the very basic tone of this series. This volume wasn't creepy in the slightest, except maybe for the first 5 pages. It introduced a lot of in-world mythology, but it wasn't explained well and I can't bring myself to care when everything is presented fairly sloppily. I love the Harrow County background story, and this volume is getting 3 stars by virtue of the past volumes being so great. This was.... not much in terms of art or plot.
mschlat's review against another edition
5.0
After a disappointing third volume, this was a very welcome read. Bunn provides tons of fascinating backstory and a first rate empowerment tale to boot. (Mind you, it's not clear that empowering our protagonist is a good idea!) And Crook's character designs are first rate, as we get our first glimpses of Emmy's supernatural equals. Definitely geared up to read future volumes!
helterskelliter's review against another edition
4.0
Maybe a 4.5?
Another truly scary and unsettling addition to the Harrow County series. This volume explores the cruelty of blood and his family is sometimes more dreadful than any monster. More heartless. Both the text and the illustrations are deeply upsetting, melding together into a story that asks you to choose: the monsters you outside or the monsters within?
Another truly scary and unsettling addition to the Harrow County series. This volume explores the cruelty of blood and his family is sometimes more dreadful than any monster. More heartless. Both the text and the illustrations are deeply upsetting, melding together into a story that asks you to choose: the monsters you outside or the monsters within?